Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader ...

There are several special releases of interest for our area, including “The Westbound Sound: Foundations,” a second ...

Not to mention the fact that, as a lifelong fan of the band R.E.M., I’d never pass ... of Henry Kissinger and Hillary Clinton, but also Duke Ellington and Tom Jones. Indeed, the older generation ...

The beloved troubadour discusses the thrill of performing, “the bus factor” on tour, and his new musical, which teams him ...

an extension of the incredibly dense harmonies that one could hear even in the 1930s in Duke Ellington’s band… a really ingenious and intricate rhythmic and harmonic world and language.” ...

Philly Joe Jones and the bands of Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford and Lionel Hampton. He’s performed on between 150 and 200 recordings but, almost unbelievably, none as leader. The list of greats that ...

Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Martin Luther King Jr., Lena Horne, Roberto Clemente, Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, John F. Kennedy — the list of talented ... his high school band, Five Shades ...

Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, and band leader from San Francisco ... Dance" from Valaida Snow 1933-1936 (The Classics Chronological Series ) 01:30 Duke Ellington “Cool and Groovy" ...

In the 1920s, the Five Points neighborhood was frequented by jazz legends like Duke Ellington and Ella ... hip-hop, or jam band show. While it’s a bit further from campus than some of the other venues ...

“Combining a celebration of Tony Bennett with the Carnegie Hall Big Band was a no-brainer for me because Tony always loved to work with big bands, like the Duke Ellington Band and the Count ...

But with the genre having produced so many incredible talents over the years, it’s impossible to list them all ... saw notable collaborations with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson ...